Episode 25 - Language from The Two Vague Podcast

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Episode 25 - Language

1 hour 29 minutes Posted Dec 18, 2021 at 2:54 pm.

Ben and Tahnee introduce themselves

Tahnee talks about where her interest in language started

The Mango and Bash love Tahnee mic sounds, and the school system in Brazil

How cats communicate with humans, and “The Secret Life of Cats” documentary

Creativity, sentences, syntax, and context

“…different parts of your brain” and differences in learning 1st and 2nd languages

Ben hears it but can’t roll it, and Tahnee talks about differences in written and verbal learning

Learning styles and discussing Japanese

Say no to banning cursive writing!

Not all language courses are the same, and structuring coursework to standards

The subject, the predicate, how to make sense, and “a lot more 20 letter words.”

The profound end of the pool

A pitfall of learning a second language

Ben’s hot take on people correcting grammar

Tahnee is more objective in English, and she talks about conceptual metaphors

Syntax, nuance, and using the passive voice

Tahnee anticipates her student’s needs based on their native language

Research on interactive video games as a language learning aid

Ben explains “The Sims” franchise development and history

Ant not aunt simulator, and William’s tragedy inspires him

Tahnee has lots of questions and thoughts about Simlish

Originally, Simlish was entirely improvised

Tahnee’s professor brain has questions, "The Jabberwocky," and the word baby in Simlish

Applying nonsense in a systematic way

Katy Perry songs in Simlish, and Ben’s misunderstanding

Tahnee’s brain starts looking for patterns… and so do players

The constraints of languages, and consonant clusters

Phonetics, Phonology, and baby talk (in all languages)

Ben’s Sims story, have a wonderful life, and go learn a second language!

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This week, Ben is joined by Dr. Tahnee, a teacher of ESL, to discuss the word language. Tahnee talks about teaching English and her love of languages. Ben talks about the origins of the Sims game franchise and tries to answer Tahnee’s questions about the development of the Simlish language.

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